OUTWARDLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

outwardly

adverb

Definition of outwardly

as in externally

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Recent Examples of outwardly His dad, Rick Brunson, a former player who now works as a Knicks assistant coach, seemed markedly more excited, at least outwardly, to be there. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 Other candidates, Othman said, were not as outwardly against Israel’s war with Hamas. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Finally, owning a shelf of movies, TV shows and music can outwardly signal your identity and interests in a way that’s impossible with digital media. — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Again and again, grieving parents described children who continued functioning outwardly — going to school, maintaining friendships, playing sports and making plans for the future — even while privately struggling. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for outwardly

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Adverb

Decline is often self-inflicted, not externally imposed, and unfolds in five stages — each detectable and each reversible if leaders recognize and confront reality early.

— Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This is a year of building solid foundations and structures, both internally and externally.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of externally

Adverb

In the 1990s, Tom Ford, during his tenure at Gucci, made the buttocks the center of attention with the help of a visibly flashing thong, while the Y2K trends of the ’00s targeted the midsection and declared crop tops socially acceptable.

— Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
Under dark skies, the Milky Way visibly streams behind Deneb and through Altair like a river of stars.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of visibly

Adverb

Beneath red tinsel and in the dim glow of club lighting, six young couples kiss, each seemingly wrapped up in their own little worlds.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The Seminoles seemingly didn’t have the funding to be aggressive in the transfer portal and signed Daniels to fill the void at quarterback.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of seemingly

Adverb

Donald apparently began to entertain the idea of a comeback early last month after the Rams acquired superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett in a trade with Cleveland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
So Paramount is apparently betting that taking a chance on the merger being approved and paying the ticking fee is a better choice than giving up now and paying the massive termination fee.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of apparently

Adverb

The franchise has been a perennial contender for years, though one of their first-ever household stars evidently feels that having played north of the border has been a challenge to his legacy.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
People won’t buy welcome mats, evidently, from a guy with such spacing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of evidently

Adverb

This update will kick off some indexing work that will then be leveraged in an ostensibly much more robust Spotlight search feature when iOS 27 launches next month.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
So call it a quiet, workmanlike beginning for the 13th player taken in the NFL draft, a quarterback the Rams ostensibly chose to become Matthew Stafford’s heir apparent.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of ostensibly

Adverb

This summer, McMillan’s name was attached to a youth camp supposedly being held in Asheville.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Samsung has introduced new bands for the Watch 9 that feature air pockets and are supposedly more flexible and 25% lighter than the Watch 8 straps.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Definition of supposedly

Adverb

Such agencies are putatively created to provide expert advice to the president on complex issues such as nuclear technology and consumer product safety.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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